Ames police are investigating multiple vehicle fires and burglaries that happened Monday morning.Watch videoAmes Police Department officials said the first vehicle fire was reported about 2:50 a.m. Monday near the intersection of N. Maple Avenue and Lincoln Way. While officers were responding to the fire, they saw two additional vehicles on fire in the 100 block of N. Maple Avenue.Fire crews quickly extinguished the fires, and no injuries were reported. Officials said the vehicles were damaged significantly.Tyler Dickerson was one of the victims. “The car was all blown to pieces. The car was all blown out, it was charred,” Dickerson said.Police said a total of 18 cars were vandalized in a three block radius. Three were set on fire and 15 were broken into.Noah Dalglesh said CDs and a charger were taken from his car.Ames Police Cmdr. Jason Tuttle said this is unusual activity for the affected area. Police are asking the public for help in this case.“We encourage the public to contact us if they saw any suspicious activity around Lincoln Way, and Maple and a three block radius to call us and provide us that information,” Tuttle said.You can call the Ames Police Department at 515-239-5133 or the anonymous tip line at 515-239-5533 if you have any information.

Ames Police Department officials said the first vehicle fire was reported about 2:50 a.m. Monday near the intersection of N. Maple Avenue and Lincoln Way. While officers were responding to the fire, they saw two additional vehicles on fire in the 100 block of N. Maple Avenue.

Fire crews quickly extinguished the fires, and no injuries were reported. Officials said the vehicles were damaged significantly.

Tyler Dickerson was one of the victims.

“The car was all blown to pieces. The car was all blown out, it was charred,” Dickerson said.

Police said a total of 18 cars were vandalized in a three block radius. Three were set on fire and 15 were broken into.

Noah Dalglesh said CDs and a charger were taken from his car.

Ames Police Cmdr. Jason Tuttle said this is unusual activity for the affected area. Police are asking the public for help in this case.

“We encourage the public to contact us if they saw any suspicious activity around Lincoln Way, and Maple [Avenue] and a three block radius to call us and provide us that information,” Tuttle said.

You can call the Ames Police Department at 515-239-5133 or the anonymous tip line at 515-239-5533 if you have any information.